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Humans for Voyage Iron: The Remaking of West Africa
daily.jstor.org

On this day in 1962 a fire started underground in Centralia, PA. It is still burning today.
damninteresting.com

Amateur Historians Heard Tales of a Lost Tudor Palace. Then, They Dug It Up.
nytimes.com

Video: TEFI: The (predominantly) 1950s German music player system [17:43]
youtube.com

Austrian Man Discovers Hundreds of Mammoth Bones While Renovating His Wine Cellar
smithsonianmag.com

Aircraft turbulence is worsening with climate change. Studying birds could help
bbc.com

Small, cheap, and weird: A history of the microcar
arstechnica.com

The woman who sold time – and the man who tried to stop her
bbc.com

Image: Mars’ Cloudy Valles Marineris, via ESA Mars Express
flickr.com

Inside San Pedro, Bolivia’s Notorious Prison Run by Inmates
vice.com

Soldiers Put an Ancient Greek Suit of Armor to the Test, and It Passed
smithsonianmag.com

Fish are Adapting to Weightlessness on the Chinese Space Station
universetoday.com

Don’t Let a Bird’s Feathers Fool You
nytimes.com

What is dopamine? The science behind whether “increasing dopamine” works or not, explained.
vox.com

Aardwolf: The weirdo hyena cousin that eats 300,000 termites each night
livescience.com

Extinct ‘mountain jewel’ plant returned to wild – in secret location
bbc.com

One Big Chart: how does the cost of nuclear power compare to renewables?
theguardian.com

Video: A Rust Belt City’s Economic Struggle [53:18]
youtube.com

There Is Too Much Trash in Space
scientificamerican.com

Rescue Horse Learns to Paint Colorful Masterpieces Thanks to a Carrot on a Brush
people.com

Google just updated its algorithm. The Internet will never be the same
bbc.com

An unbreakable connection
cbc.ca

Russia Has Been Transmitting a Mysterious Radio Signal for 40 Years—And No One Knows Why
popularmechanics.com • (see also)

The inaccessible and abandoned islands of New York – in pictures
theguardian.com

How the 18th-century ‘probability revolution’ fueled the casino gambling craze
theconversation.com • (see also)

Luanda, Angola: The Paradox of Plenty
daily.jstor.org • (see also)

Sikorsky flight tests rotor blown wing VTOL tail-sitter for DARPA
newatlas.com

Why technology has not transformed building
bbc.com

Psilocybin Induces Brain Hyperconnectivity, Enhancing Mystical Experiences
neurosciencenews.com

Crooks plant backdoor in software used by courtrooms around the world
arstechnica.com

2024 Could Be Among Most Active Hurricane Seasons Ever
eos.org

Birdsong and human voice built from same genetic blueprint
phys.org

What Actually Happened To The ‘Doomsday Glacier?’ Here’s What Satellite Data Shows
inverse.com

Is omega-3 oil good or bad for us – and does it matter where it is from?
theguardian.com

James Webb captures first direct images of galaxies born at Cosmic Dawn
newatlas.com

A Furious, Forgotten Slave Narrative Resurfaces After Nearly 170 Years
nytimes.com

Family stricken with rare brain worms after eating undercooked bear
arstechnica.com

First pictures from Euclid satellite reveal billions of orphan stars
nottingham.ac.uk

Lost photos suggest Mars’ mysterious moon Phobos may be a trapped comet in disguise
livescience.com

Non-invasive zaps to the spinal cord can treat paralysis—but no one knows why
arstechnica.com

Medieval Icelanders Likely Hunted Blue Whales
smithsonianmag.com

‘Experience: ‘I woke up with a Welsh accent’’
theguardian.com

The drought that forced a Himalayan village in Nepal to relocate
bbc.com

NASA’s Psyche mission fires up its futuristic electric engines
theverge.com

What Should You Do with Your Stuff before You Die?
thewalrus.ca

How Soviet communist philosophy shaped postwar quantum theory
aeon.co

Cleaning Crew Discovers One of the World’s Oldest Surviving Desktop Computers
smithsonianmag.com

Bizarre bacteria defy textbooks by writing new genes
nature.com

Churning spacetime and destroyed stars help reveal how fast supermassive black holes spin
space.com

MIT scientists learn how to control muscles with light
news.mit.edu

US sues Ticketmaster and owner Live Nation, seeks breakup of monopoly
arstechnica.com

Potentially habitable ‘exo-Venus’ with Earth-like temperature discovered
phys.org

NASA report identifies cost-effective approaches to dealing with orbital debris
spacenews.com

Left Turns Are Dangerous on City Streets, A Case to Restrict Them
archive.is

One of the most unusual heists in America seems to be unfolding at Taco Bell
sfgate.com • (see also)

‘The issue is when to pull the trigger’: how prepared are we for human bird flu?
theguardian.com

US Air Force Drops Photos of B-21 Raider, Its Newest Stealth Bomber
businessinsider.com

Ridiculously simple idea cuts cargo ship emissions by 17.3% in first trials
newatlas.com

Video: Molossia: A small, unrecognised ‘nation’ within the US [02:56]
bbc.com • (see also)

Some Wind Turbines in Iowa Crumpled by Tornadoes
nytimes.com